Salt and pepper shaker.



A. HANK/EL SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1911.

1,005,705. Patented 0ct.1( ),1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST HANKE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR' TO BURLEY & TYRBELL CO.,OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 31', 1911.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

Serial No. 641,473.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUoUsT HANKE, citizen of .the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Salt and Pepper Shakers;and, I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make'and use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved salt and peppershaker, the object being to provide a device of this character which isautomatically sealed by means of a valve to prevent dust and moisturefrom penetrating into the bottle and affect the contents thereof.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating suitable embodiments of myinvention: Figure -1- is a fragmentary central vertical section of asalt shaker embodying my invention showing the same equipped with a capand valve constructed in accordance with the invention. Figs. -2-, -3and 4 are similar views showing modified forms of construction embodyingthe invention. Fig. -5 is a plan view of a salt shaker embodying myinvention.

It is well-known that salt is easily aifected in damp weather, being amoisture absorbent and caking under the influence of moist or humidair.It is also well-known that pepper and other spices in granular or powderform deteriorate very rapidly when exposed to the air.

My invention has for its object to provide simple and'eflicient meansfor automatically maintaining salt and pepper, shakers sealed to preventadmission of dust or moist air thereto in the intervals between the usethereof.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating suitable embodiments of theinvention:

A indicates a salt shaker of-any ordinary form which is provided with anexternally threaded neck B which receives the threaded annular flange 0of the cap D, the latter being provided in its upper end with a centraldepression E between which and an outer annular wall thereof an annularrow of perforations F is provided through which the contents of theshaker is dis-' charged in small quantities.

The mouth portion of the neck B of the shaker is preferably ground orotherwise shaped to form a seat G for the spherical valve H, the latterbeing preferably made of glass or other non-metallic substance suited tothe purpose, said valve being freely movable by gravity from its seatand when disposed off its seat leaving an annular passage for thecontents of the receptacle into the cap D and through the perforations Fin the latter. When the shaker is inverted the said ball valve isadapted to rest upon the central depression E of the cap D, the bottomwall of the latter being preferably dished as shown in Figs. 1- to 3-inclusive, and having its'concave face opposed to the ball valve H, thelatter being adapted to rest therein and be thus maintained centrallydisposed relatively to the cap D while the content of the receptacle isbeing discharged.

The invention may be applied to salt shakers-of ordinary construction,as shown in Fig. 1, or the neck B of the shaker may, as shown in Fig..2, be annularly contracted internally at its lower end, as at I, toform a valve seat J for the ball valve K in the lower end portion ofsaid neck thus enabling the cap L, shown in Fig.

i 2-, to be made of less depth than the cap D, shown in Fig. -1, theconstruction being otherwise substantially the same, as will beapparent.

As shown in Fig. 3, the valve seat in the neck B of the shaker may alsobe formed by tapering the inner wall of the neck to contract the same atits lower end, as at M,

the valve being adapted to; seat in the flaring mouth thus formed. Thecap N in this case must be of a 'depth sufficient to enable the ballvalve 0 to move a sufiicient distance from its seat to provide asufliciently large annular passage for the contents of the receptacleinto the cap N preparatory to ts dischar e through the perforationstherein, as will e obvious.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a further modification in construction in whlchthe ball valve seats upon the outer end port1on of the neck B of thereceptacle, similarly to that shown in Fig. 1, the cap P being providedcentrally of its end wall with a dished portion Q projecting outwardlyfrom said end wall and having its concave face opposed to the ball valveR.

Theinvention is very'simple and eflicient.

I claim as my invention: 7

A salt shaker comprising a receptacle, a ball valve seating in the mouththereof, and a cap removably mounted upon the mouth portlon of saidreceptacle and inclosing said valve, the head of said cap provided witha concave-convex central dished .portion and having an annular row ofperforations surrounding said dished portion, the

concave face of said dished portion oppos- In testimony whereof I havesigned my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. AUGUST HANKE.

'Witnesses:

MAE M. BOYLE, F. T. HIGLEY.

